Black Rock, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Zuni census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87327. The Survey maps it on the Zuni quadrangle. 1,190 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,453 feet above sea level.
On record in Black Rock
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Zuni Dam, Across Zuni River, Black Rockfederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
3 figuresBlack Rock fell from 1,252 to 1,190 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,252 | |
| 2010 | 1,323 | +71 (+6%) |
| 2020 | 1,190 | -133 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Zuni quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Zuni quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
728 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 728 fires within 5 miles of Black Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,904 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 122 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 367 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 122 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 114 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 60 |
| Fireworks | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Zuni Agency | ORANGE |
| 8 September 2009 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Zuni Agency | WEST DY |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Zuni Agency | ROUTE41 |
| 3 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Zuni Agency | STRAW |
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Zuni Agency | WEAHKEE |
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Zuni Agency | REDCLAY |
| 26 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Zuni Agency | TIRE |
| 25 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Zuni Agency | SOUTH SANDY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Black Rock: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| State Hwy Pit No. 71-19-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zuni Pueblo | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Tekapo | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Pescado | 11.2 miles | 14 | |
| Chi Chil Tah | 12.7 miles | 14 | |
| Vanderwagen | 12.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lower Nutria | 15.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ramah | 16.2 miles | 16 | |
| Upper Nutria | 17.1 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Black Rock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2411303 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899539. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.








